[ILUG] DVD install

[Ronny B]

On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 02:01:41PM -0000, Wynne, Conor wrote:
> Its all tantamount really. These drives, whether they state 12x, 32x,
> 64x etc etc, the trouble is, they take time to spin up to the max speed
> stated on the box. If you are talking about streaming large files off a
Not only that - a CD couldn't get more than 18x at the outer edge, either
(tests I read a lot about a while back stated so, anyway, and it seemed
logical back then ;).

Seek time is also pretty bad compared to harddrives, of course. This just
adds more waiting, anyway. CD speeds anobe 16x aren't really making much
difference, as CDs are mostly used for installation in the case of game-
junkies like me. Music CDs don't need more than 1x to play either ;)

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O- Nny